Chapter 375 - 198: The Heavenly Ranking? Elder Chen Is on the Heavenly Ranking

PFFT!

AARGH!

No sooner had the words been spoken.

The hundreds of Corpse Demons that had just appeared all let out piercing shrieks at the same time. It was as if their bodies were being crushed by a fiery, invisible giant hand. They crumbled inch by inch, then burst into flames and exploded.

The two leading Corpse Demons' expressions changed drastically. They, too, couldn't withstand it. With a sudden scream, their bones and flesh began to crackle and pop like breaking mud, their skeletons shattering into countless fragments.

Then, with a BOOM, they erupted into flames and were swiftly reduced to ash.

A mountain breeze swept through, scattering vast clouds of corpse ash into the air.

It was as if all the Corpse Demons from moments ago had been nothing but an illusion.

The bizarre scene left both Yan Jinghan and Su Jianxue horrified and dazed, as if they had just seen a ghost.

The remaining members of the Martial Alliance outpost were stunned into silence, standing like wooden puppets.

'What just happened? How did those hundreds of Corpse Demons turn to ash in the blink of an eye?'

"Hey, is that Yunshan Town up ahead?"

A clear, calm voice suddenly rang out from not far away.

About ten meters away, a tall, powerfully built man in a black robe with a handsome, sunny face had appeared at some unknown point and was now looking at them.

The voice pulled everyone back to their senses.

Yan Jinghan and Su Jianxue were startled.

'How did this person appear? Could he be the one who killed all those Corpse Demons? But... his face looks so familiar...'

"Didn't you hear me?"

Chen Xuan frowned and asked again.

Su Jianxue's mind suddenly buzzed, and a storm of shock crashed through her. It was as if she had finally recognized Chen Xuan. She rubbed her eyes hard and said in delighted surprise, "Elder Chen? You... you're Elder Chen, aren't you?"

"Elder Chen?"

Yan Jinghan, too, was shaken. Realization dawned, and he became incredibly excited.

Only the group of Martial Alliance disciples behind them looked lost, glancing at each other in confusion.

'Elder who? He's so young!'

It was no wonder they didn't recognize him.

As mentioned before, to the average person, those on the Heaven List were like gods. The list rarely changed, so there was no need to follow it. Those on the Earth List were Grandmasters, lofty beings who rarely walked the mortal realm, so there was no need to follow them either.

The only list that was close to them was the Human List.

Only changes on the Human List were considered major events that stirred the martial world!

Therefore, these people from a lower-level outpost had no idea what kind of godlike figure had emerged within their own Martial Alliance.

Chen Xuan gave a slight, noncommittal nod. "Let's go. Follow me in and kill them!"

He strode forward without another word.

'This trip isn't bad. Even though I just killed a bunch of grunts, mostly at the Gang Energy and Transforming Force Realm, on average, each one was worth 800 to 1,000 retribution points. With hundreds of them, that's at least 100,000 points. That's equivalent to one Outer Saint!'

"This is great!"

Su Jianxue and Yan Jinghan were ecstatic. They practically skipped as they hurried to follow him.

Their hearts pounded with excitement, their breath came in short gasps, and their blood surged.

At this very moment, they wanted to shout just one thing: 'Holy shit!'

Only 'Holy shit!' could express the storm of emotion raging within them.

They had only sent a single request for aid back to headquarters, hoping they might send a True Essence Realm expert like Elder Zhuo. As for an Inner Realm expert? That was beyond their wildest dreams.

But they never, ever expected this.

The fourth-ranked master on the Heaven List had arrived!

The fourth-ranked on the Heaven List!

It was like summoning a god down from the heavens!

We're golden! Absolutely golden!!

No matter what strangeness lay in the town, it was all trivial now.

As Su Jianxue and Yan Jinghan skipped after him, the group of experts from the Martial Alliance outpost was once again left completely bewildered.

Suddenly, one of the men in charge, Hong Tai, snapped out of it. He quickly ran after them and shouted, "Saint Envoy Su, Saint Envoy Yan, what should we do?"

"What else? Gather your men and go in for the kill! Not even the Jade Emperor himself could save our enemies today!"

Su Jianxue yelled, her voice filled with ferocity.

The man in charge looked shocked, but recalling the bizarre scene from moments ago, he gritted his teeth, gestured for his men, and followed them right in.

「...」

Deep within the town.

The force occupying this place was not truly the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect.

Instead, it was a faction known as 'Corpse Refinement Mountain'.

This 'Corpse Refinement Mountain' had always been in a partnership with the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect.

Corpse Refinement Mountain provided the techniques, and the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect provided the materials. Their mutually beneficial cooperation had lasted for several hundred years.

In truth, they hadn't wanted to cause trouble recently.

Especially after news of Chen Xuan's latest feat had spread—he had gathered his power and killed a Dharma Realm expert. Who in the entire martial world wouldn't be afraid?

Furthermore, their corpse-nurturing ground was located near a Martial Alliance outpost.

At a time like this, they should have been avoiding the Martial Alliance at all costs.

But they had no choice.

An ancient corpse they had buried here over five hundred years ago had, in recent days, completed its transformation...

That's right.

The damn ancient corpse could have transformed at any other time, but no, it had to happen right at this critical juncture.

If it were an ordinary ancient corpse, Corpse Refinement Mountain certainly wouldn't have cared.

But this particular ancient corpse was an exceptionally rare 'growing corpse' among Corpse Demons. It was born at the 'Flying Stiff' level and possessed limitless potential for future growth.

If nurtured properly, its future would be boundless.

It might even reach the Outer Saint realm with ease.

Therefore, Corpse Refinement Mountain was unwilling to give up on such a 'growing' Flying Stiff, no matter the cost.

And so, they took a great risk and sent their people here.

They slaughtered the entire town in one night, using the blood as a sacrifice to accelerate the Flying Stiff's awakening. As soon as it woke up, they would leave this place immediately, find somewhere to hide, and ensure no one could ever find them.